Amanda Bronstad reports: AshleyMadison.com’s parent company is hoping to knock out more than 20 class actions filed over its 2015 data breach by invoking online arbitration agreements the plaintiffs signed when they subscribed to its matchmaking services. The move to arbitrate comes after Avid Life Media Inc., which has been rebranded as Ruby Corp., agreed…
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Ashley Madison investigation by Canada and Australia results in compliance agreement
Ashley Madison marketed itself as a “100% discreet service” for people seeking to have affairs — and bolstered that claim with a fabricated security trustmark — but the company behind the website had inadequate security safeguards and policies, an investigation following a massive data breach has concluded. “Privacy breaches are a core risk for any…
“Life is Short. Get Investigated?” Ashley Madison facing FTC probe
I can’t say I’m surprised, but it’s nice to get some confirmation. Alastair Sharp and Allison Martell of Reuters report that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating Avid Life, parent company of Ashley Madison. But what is the scope of their investigation. Executives admitted to Reuters that the use of “fembots” is part of the investigation,…
Utah pulls warrants on Southern Utah websites linked to Ashley Madison hack
Tracie Sullivan reports: Utah authorities are investigating a website allegedly created by a Cedar City resident who published personal information of Southern Utah residents whose names were part of a 2015 website hack. According to four search warrants unsealed last week in 3rd District Court, a Facebook page and a website called AM Southern Utah “disclosed…
Scared, dead, relieved: How the Ashley Madison hack changed its victims’ lives
Breaches have consequences. And Avid Life Media still has not provided any update as to how that horrific breach occurred. Nor did they respond to my email inquiry this week requesting an update.
Ashley Madison hack steals man’s job, wife — and mind
In the wake of the Ashley Madison hack, we read a few reports that suggested that the revelations may have contributed to a few suicides. There is still fallout happening from that breach and data dump. Dean Balsamini reports: A prominent New Jersey educator lost his job, his wife, his mind and possibly his freedom —…